Each year at the Family Reunion Festival, Citizen Potawatomi Nation honors several of the founding families. Those being honored at the 2013 Family Reunion Festival are the Johnson, Lafromboise, LaReau, LeClaire, Melott, Rhodd, Tescier, Weld and Young families. For those attending festival it’s time to start making your travel and lodging plans. Here is a Read More »
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed into law in 2010, was designed to reform and expand health insurance coverage for all Americans. With nearly 32 percent of Native Americans and Native Alaskans going without health insurance, the law’s impact on tribal health outcomes is of interest to all of Oklahoma’s tribes. In order Read More »
A delegation from the Osage Nation recently visited Citizen Potawatomi Nation headquarters in Shawnee to discuss their preparations for a water resource plan. CPN’s experience in developing its own water plan is seen by many tribes as a forerunner to their own preparations, especially in light of the recent drought in Oklahoma. A grant from Read More »
In front of a full House chamber, the CPN Veterans’ Organization Color Guard opened Senior Day at the Oklahoma State Capitol on February 25. The five man color guard carried the American flag, Oklahoma flag, Citizen Potawatomi Nation flag, CPN Veterans Organization and POW-MIA flags into the legislative chamber where the pledge of allegiance was Read More »
Citizen Potawatomi Nation voters will vote for Legislators in District 2 and in District 4 on June 29, 2013. Legislative District 1 incumbent Roy Slavin, District 3 incumbent Robert Whistler and Chairman John “Rocky” Barrett are unopposed in the 2013 election. Chairman John Barrett will run unopposed for his eighth term. Barrett, who has held Read More »
When one thinks of the responsibilities of the CPN Police Department, diplomatic security would not be near the top of the list. But with the tribe’s growing commercial interests, especially in terms of drawing outside investment to future projects, Chief of Police Dr. Jim Collard saw the need for a specialized unit to escort and Read More »
The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Language Department will share a collection of traditional Potawatomi stories that provide a glimpse into the nation’s culture and history. The storytelling is Feb. 19 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Cultural Heritage Center and admission is free. Guests will learn about Potawatomi language and culture through stories that Read More »
Citizen Potawatomi Nation will once again offer assistance to file Federal and State income tax returns for those earning less than $51,000 annually. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program offers trained tax preparers to e-file State and Federal taxes. The service is offered until April 13, 2013. The service is provided free to those who Read More »
The U.S. Senate has voted to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act by a vote of 78-22. The law, passed in 1994, has a proven record of reducing domestic violence and violent acts against women. “The Senate’s reauthorization is a great thing for Citizen Potawatomi Nation and Native Americans,” said Linda Capps, Vice Chairman, Citizen Read More »
Just a few decades ago the Citizen Potawatomi Nation had less than $1,000 in the bank and conducted much of its business out of a single wide trailer. General tribal meetings were held under the supervision of Bureau of Indian Affairs agents, typically in places like St. Benedict’s Church in Shawnee for lack of a Read More »